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The Sea of Japan, called the East Sea by the Koreans, is a highly strategic maritime area surrounded by unfriendly powers. Japan and South Korea on one side; North Korea, China, and Russia on the other.

Tensions in the Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan, called the East Sea by the Koreans, is a highly strategic maritime area.

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The Bering Strait is the closest point of contact between Russia and the United States. It separates Chukotka, an autonomous Russian district, from Alaska by just 85 km. Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been the barometer of relations between the two great powers. 

Russian Ambitions in the Bering Strait

Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been a point of tension between Russia and America.

On 1st January 2025, Poland took over the Council of the European Union presidency. European security is its top priority. With its aggressive war against Ukraine, Russia once again represents a threat for Poland and for Europe. The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has made it clear that Europe shouldn't rely on its own forces and try to defend itself without America.

Is Poland in command of European defence policy?

Is Poland at the helm of European security?

From his gilded youth in Europe to the bloody repression of the Arab Spring, this is the engrossing story of Muammar Gaddafi's second son who, despite arrest warrants for crimes against humanity, is running for election in Libya.

Saif Al Islam Gaddafi's Comeback

This is the engrossing story of Muammar Gaddafi's second son who, despite arrest warrants for crimes against humanity, is running for election in Libya.

Son of a Dictator

Far-right parties are on the rise in Europe, both in the European elections and in national elections. In the European Parliament, they have never had so many MEPs and they are making themselves heard, particularly on migration policy. But how much influence do they really have?

Far-right parties are on the rise in Europe, but how much influence do they really have in the EU institutions?

European Union Moving Right?

Reduncy schemes are increasing in the car industry as car sales slow down in the EU. The car industry is facing two challenges. First is a slower transition than expeceted to electric cars and second is the increasing competition from Chinese manufacturers.

European car manufacturers are struggling. How can they shift to electric and stay in the race against Chinese competitors?

Is Europe's car industry breaking down?

Renowned intellectual and author of over a dozen essays, Ivan Krastev examines European unrest over the last 30 years. The crises of the past ten years are symptoms of a West in crisis. Migration, demographics, a pandemic and now a war in Ukraine, it all poses serious challenges to our democracies. It's like we've closed off our future.

Interview with political scientist Ivan Krastev

Pan-European interview with Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev.

"Make people fear the future and democratic institutions are paralysed"

Cheaper, greener and right on trend, 87% of Europeans already buy second-hand clothing. To be sole online, in trendy vintage shops or as rags, tons of used clothing travels around the world every day. It's a market that today is worth 128 billion euros and this will only grow with the overproduction of fast fashion. But what are the real costs to the planet and humans of the second-hand clothing market?

Is second-hand clothing really the solution to overconsumption?

Second-hand clothing: an ecological and social myth?

The Assad clan, in power for decades, has fallen in a matter of weeks. Toppled rebels led by Abu Mohammed Al-Joulani. But who is he? And what hope of peaceful coexistence for Syria’s mosaic of peoples.

Syria: After the Dictatorship

The Assad clan, in power for decades, has fallen in a matter of weeks. Toppled rebels led by Abu Mohammed Al-Joulani. But who is he? 

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The term "Latin America" is a political idea that developed in the 19th century. From Mexico to Argentina, the twenty countries that make up Latin America are extremely diverse. How did they make the transition from the European colonial period, through American dominance, to today’s increasingly multipolar world?

Latin America: Under the Radar?

Focus on Latin America, a world region often the plaything of larger powers.

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Is Poland at the helm of European security?

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Second-hand clothing: an ecological and social myth?

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